Breck also starred in the 1950s Western BLACK SADDLE and had a recurring role on MAVERICK as Doc Holliday.
Breck's wife said he died after a long illness. She posted a note on his official website last year explaining he was suffering from dementia.
Update: Here's a very nice tribute from the Caftan Woman, a fan of THE BIG VALLEY.
...Author Jeffrey Zaslow has died in a car crash at the age of 53.
Zaslow, who wrote for the Wall Street Journal, coauthored pilot Chesley Sullenberger's book HIGHEST DUTY and THE LAST LECTURE with Professor Randy Pausch.
...Sad breaking news tonight, singer-actress Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48.
I reviewed her 1992 film THE BODYGUARD last fall.
I didn't have a chance to comment on this at the time you posted it, but I was so saddened to hear of his death. I am a fairly recent fan of Big Valley, and Nick was my favorite character.
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